Seals of the US Army (22 photos)

Today, according to many military observers, "seals" the United States are the most trained and equipped units in the world, on par with the elite units of the US "Delta», FORECON, MARSOC. Well, let's see how they train on the teachings and act in direct hostilities.

1. Students of fur seals during the visit of US Vice President Joseph Biden at the Naval Base Coronado amphibious forces. (Denis Poroy / AP Photo)



2. Seals on his knees in the ocean during training. (Gary Kieffer / Zuma Press)



3. Seals lie in the cold waters of the ocean during a training exercise at the base in Coronado, California. (Joe McNally / Getty Images)



4. Students are tested to withstand low temperatures. (Gary Kieffer / Zuma Press)



5. Tests of endurance on the beach in Lake Worth, Florida. (The Palm Beach Poast / Zuma Press)



6. Jog.



7. Future seals from Class 259 crawl to the water's edge under the cries of the instructors. (Lance Iversen, San Francisco Chronicle / Corbis)



8. The most important test - unity. (Lance Iversen, San Francisco Chronicle / Corbis)



9. Landings fur seals - in a remote part of the teachings of the center for training. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images)



10. Seals fulfill breathing exercises in the pool at the base. Do students linked arms and legs, and as soon as they are able to free themselves, will be able to get to the surface. (Lance Iversen, San Francisco Chronicle / Corbis)



11. One of the basic exercises - pulling. (Joe McNally / Getty Images)



12. Students during the test to the effect of tear gas at a base in Coronado. (Joe McNally / Getty Images)



13. Cadets prior to the test in the water with his hands and feet. (Lance Iversen, San Francisco Chronicle / Corbis)



14. "lion" in camouflage with a sniper rifle with a range of 2743 m. (Jim Sugar / Corbis)



15. Navy SEALs during physical stress tests at ambient conditions and check the equipment and hearing under different conditions, in Kodiak, Alaska. (U.S. Navy via Getty Images)



16. Students are pushed to the test in the water. (Lance Iversen, San Francisco Chronicle / Corbis)



17. Fur seal watching the movements of fighters from the roof of the observation tower in Ramadi, Iraq's Anbar province on January 21, 2007. (John Moore / Getty Images)



18. American fur seals on the beach in Monrovia, Liberia, August 18, 2003. The locals were very surprised when the peacekeepers joined about 15 sea lions. (Schalk van Zuydam / AP Photo)



19. The members of the squad mates covers fur seals during the approach to the intended location of militants of al-Qaida and the Taliban. (Tim Turner, US Navy / Corbis)



20. On 29 November 2002: on board the destroyer "Oscar Austin" SEALs landed on the quarterdeck during the exercise. Training given off when the three fur seals were cleared of pirates, captured Captain Richard Phillips from Somali coast April 12, 2009. Pirates then took off with one shot each. (US Navy / AP Photo)



21. Seals visiting the ammunition depot in one of more than 70 caves found in the area of ​​Zavar Kiely east of Afghanistan January 14, 2002. (US Navy / AP Photo)



22. Seals are inflatables during the visit of Vice President Joseph Biden at the base in Coronado, California. (Denis Poroy / AP Photo)